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Tuesday, April 28, 2015

Morethan 4,000dead inthe earthquake inNepal...Emergency due to Calbuco volcano
eruption inChile... And the ineffective, unsupportive and complicit
International Community

No, it is not with the present lack
of solidarity how these tremendous challenges will be solved, mitigated or
prevented.They urgently require joint
efforts, with a detailed preparation in order to act quickly, effectively...
and timely!

The solution of the terrible and lethal
problem of desperate emigrants, dying of hunger and abandonment... will be not
solved with meetings of the European leaders. It is not preventing them from
entering but facilitating them to live with dignity in their hometowns. This
was considered at the United Nations some decades ago, establishing the great
United Nations Program for Development (UNDP) whose purpose was precisely to promote
endogenous development which would benefit both natives and foreigners. But
international cooperation became exploitation and aid was substituted by loans
granted under draconian conditions. Later, the neoliberalism substituted the United
Nations by groups of the most prosperous countries on earth (G-6, G-7, G-8 ...
G20) and were the "markets" rather than the Nation-States that took
the reins of common destiny in hand.

No, this is not
howwe should proceed. It is not what we owe toour brotherswho sufferthese immensetragedies.It is rebuilding the ethical principles andfullyexercising theresponsibilities ofallworlds’ citizensand
their representativesin governments, refounding a multilateralismable to actwith great determinationand efficiency, that the world could transit throughthe paths ofa
new era.

If a “turning point” is not quickly promoted incurrent
trends, the social inequalities and shamelessness will notonly increase but the ownhabitability ofthe Earthwill be harmed with a totalintergenerationalirresponsibility. It
is thisand not another"welfare"that shouldworry us. We liveblinded
bythe immediacyand now it is
time to take off for a flight towards the future that our descendents fullydeserve.

There aremany things that cannot be acceptedto continueas "unavoidable".
It cannot be to lackthe mechanismsto enable promptimplementation of international law; it cannot
be tolerated theimpunityof the traffickersof all kinds ; it cannot be that less than onehundred peoplepossessa richnesshigher
thanhalfof humanity; it cannot be that large
economicconsortiums are who
decideinstead ofdemocratic
governments...

No,it cannot bethat in Nepal
the international assistance should be improvised with admirableand heroicpeople
who showtheir solidarityin such
an extentofextraordinary
heroismwhen, as hasbeen proposedrepeatedly, should exist within a refounded United Nations, a global center of
coordination of local and regional institutionsspecificallypreparedto act on different natural disasters (earthquakes, floods, etc.)
or man-made, so the kind of assistance
and attention is reached, with the modern technology, rapidly and efficiently.

I insist on it, because it is an everydaystimulus for me. It is unacceptable that millions of dollars are daily invested on securityof
the most prosperouswhenthousands
of persons are dying of hunger.

Ladies and gentlemenrepresentatives of
the variousEuropean States: reflect
andquicklychangethe current linesof action.Otherwise, it is not foreseeable thatthe citizens, whocan nowspeak freely, keep distracted and obedient.

Education to be "free and responsible" as
proclaimed in the Constitution of UNESCO, which says in its preamble that
humanity must be guided by "democratic principles." Education to act upon one’s own reflections
and not upon the dictates of others or of anything.

Education that the PISA reports mislead with training, skills and abilities.

True education is to be independent (but not "indifferent" as Prof. Ángel Gabilondo will point out, because he knows
what it is and what involves, in different degrees, promoting efficient
educational processes).

Education for
allthroughoutlife.Allstudents,alleducators.Now, longevity is animmense treasure of knowledge and wisdom,
usually unexplored.

Our hope is every human beingable to
create.Due to this, philosophy and artistic education should be
always promoted to favorthe invention of the future.

"It is better an example than a hundred sermons."
Thisshould be known by the ones who represent"We, the
peoples", and consider that educationis the responsibility ofschooland teacherswhen itis
everyone's responsibility, starting with the most “visible”,
the most politically involved.

In the digital era, with theability to express ourselves, withthe possibility of knowingwhat is happeningaround the world,and the womanfinally participating in the
decision-making, genuine education is the priority and the solution.

Before long, human beings will stop being invisible,
frightened, silent and impassiveand
the transition from subjects to full citizens will take place
at last, after centuriesof
anonymityand irrelevance.

The world citizens will be able to
"change of course and ship", asJoséLuisSampedro quoted. Only with education, science, culture and communication, the reinsof destinywill
be in one’s own handsandnot upon others. Only
then “equality, liberty and justice” will be achieved, quoting Gabilondo again.

Monday, April 20, 2015

When we remain
silentrather than raise our
voice,in apopular
outcryagainstthe immenseinjusticeagainst the excessesof bigpower groups,againstthe growing disparitiesthat lead
many human beings to live -and die- in the
endless misfortunes, in extreme poverty...we are committinga crimeof silence, being complicit, -"complicit
silence" as lucidly defined by PopeFrancis- of inhumanindignitiesthat go againstall ethicalvalues and, above all, its basis: the equal dignity.

Ignorance cannot
be adduced...because now
we knowwhat is happeningworldwide.
Now theneighbor is notnecessarily close. Nowit
is necessary to raise the voice, to claim ... because,
at last, "the peoples" -as the
Charterof the United Nationsstarts-have the progressive possibility toexpress freely.

When we consider
as an “inexorable side effect" of
the current economic systemhundreds ofmigrantsrisking their lives(andlosing it, very
often) because intheir countries
of origin die of abandonment ...complicit silence.

When we seethat mostcountries are reducing their
contributions assigned to promotesustainable and humandevelopment rather
than increasing them...complicit
silence.

What does theWorld Bank do"for reconstruction and development"? And what do theIMF and theEuropeanCentralBank? ...What is
theirimmediate response tothe
horror ofmore than 700 peopledrownedtrying to reachthe borders of thecountries that shouldhelp themand that have substituted cooperation by exploitation? InSpain,
we have reduced in the last four years from0.51% of GDPto0.09. It is not attending
to more "summits" andEurogroup meetings, specialistsin debt andrisk premiums,butannouncingthe
rapid transferof fundsboth
nationally andinternationally (United Nations
Program for Development, UNDP) that the present
situation could be improved. In other case...complicit silence.

When FAOwarns us ofthousands of peoplewho are dying of hungerevery day, mostly
children of oneto
fiveyears old, while 3 billion
dollars a day are invested inweapons andmilitary expenditures... and we do notreactdemanding aradicalchange ina corrupt system that changed
ethical valuesby stock markets and substitutedthe United Nations by plutocraticgroups (G6, G7, G8...G20)...complicit silence.

WhenOxfamreports that85
peoplehave a wealthequivalent
to halfof humanity(approx.
3,300million of humanbeings) and we continue impassive accepting
the increasing gap in such a painful way (and dangerous) between marginalized
and the prosperous)...complicit silence.

When we continue tolerating
trafficking of all kinds by mafias who act with complete impunity at
supranational space, while tax havens are becoming saturated by dark advantages
of deplorable activities, and we do not demand an urgent re-foundation of a
United Nations System provided with the capability and means for international
justice to act quickly and effectively ... complicit silence.

When we tolerate that the Republican
Party of the United States continues keeping death penalty and executions in States
that rules, giving a very bad example on retentionist countries (only now 25%
remains!); and has opposed the International Criminal Court and has not signed
the Convention on the Rights of the Child; and the World Trade Organization has
been placed out of the United Nations; and have led the invasion of Iraq based
on lies; and with "greed and irresponsibility" have promoted the
current production relocation ... complicit silence.

Whenwe have witnessed, outragedbut notinvolved,that
aftersixty years ofrepeated
oppositionto concludea peace
agreement with Palestine(whichwas
about to be reachedwith Isaac Rabin, who was assassinated), and seehow Israelisettlementsare increasing in the West Bank... and
howare bombardedin the GazaStrip ina disproportionateand deadlyreaction, hospitals and schools ofthe United Nations...; and whenthe Prime MinisterNetanyahu, for electoral purposesand disobeying therepeated Resolutions
of the UN, expresses that will not
recognizethePalestinian State...complicit silence.

When we know
thatenvironment deterioration processes
are being produced and that several may
becomeirreversible, seriously
compromisingthe futurehabitabilityof the Earth...and
we do notdenounce, andwe continue beingsilent..., complicit silence.

Whenin Europe, so
wiselyestablishedin 1950 bypoliticians such asRobertSchumann - "Europe should be invented"
– the guidelines of a monetary union,
which has not been preceded byan
economic andpolitical union are accepted... and the peoples havenot raised thevoicewhen marketshad the shamelessness toappoint directly, withoutpolls,the governments ofItaly andGreece, the cradleof democracy..., complicit silence.

Now, for the first time since the beginning of time
the world's citizens know progressively what happens and can express themselves
freely; now the woman, the cornerstone of the new era that is coming, can
gradually be involved in decision-making, we should strongly promote the ending
ofcommercial laws and plutocracy and its
substitution by one based on the " democratic principles
"(established in the Constitution of UNESCO) and with the re-founded United
Nations, provided by a weighted voting but without veto, with an Assembly
General of 50% of States and 50% of civil society seeking radical changes which
demand respect and conscience.

This is not only to express "horror" to
the 700 victims who only yesterday produced mercantilist lack of solidarity and
blindness. It deals with implementing urgently the priorities established by
the United Nations (food, water, health, environment, education and peace).

The public outcry will enable the transition from a
secular culture of imposition, domain, violence and war to a culture of
encounter, dialogue, reconciliation, alliance and peace.

The time for silence is over. Pope Francis and
President Obama could lead the mobilization that the majority of people on
Earth dream.

From force to the word, the great historical turning point is coming if we
raise our voices and stop keeping complicit silence.

Monday, April 6, 2015

(list
of news published in “El País” on April 3, 2015)

1."A keystep towards nuclearpact"

-"Iran andthe balance of powerin the Middle East"

-"Netanyahu indicates thatthe agreementis a threat toIsrael"
...next, as expected,theultraconservativeRepublicanJohnBoehner,
Chairman of the US Congress, which, as the
vast majorityof Republicans, thought
that, as inthe case of Iraq,
the best solution was the war.

From the "Axisof evil" toagreement,
from the Republicans of Bush to Democrats of Obama, from war topeace.

2. The Foster Tower, 324 million for
the rental: "Bankia has earned 324 million Euros in 2014 for the
rental of the Foster Tower building owned 100% of the company through its
subsidiary Torre Norte Castellana to a group of Luxembourg investment, who allocated
the asset to be the new CEPSA headquarters”.

This is the current economic system! Do you understand now? Do you understand
the relationship between macro and micro economics?

3. "The
effort of the rich countries against the global warming‘is just moderate’”

- "A total of 32 developed countries, which are
responsible for nearly 80% of emissions of greenhouse gases in the
industrialized world have already submitted their plans for the UN to mitigate
climate change ... The target set by the scientists would be a reduction of
between 40 and 70% of emissions by mid-century compared to 2010 and 80 to 90%
compared to 1990 "... This is what should be fulfilled strictly, according
to the unavoidable intergenerational responsibilities. To ensure the habitability
of the planet and a decent life for all human beings (in the ecological quality
there are no classes, affecting everyone equally), requires with special
urgency the reestablishment of a United Nations System that has the moral and
legal authority to avoid reaching no returning points in such serious issues as
the ecological legacy.

xxxxxxx

Three news on the same day that should make us react in
social networks expressing our opinion. By the way, at election time, would not
it be nice to think that some of the programs are taking seriously the urgent
environmental problems?